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Breaking Free from Toxic Relationship Patterns

Breaking Free from Toxic Relationship Patterns

What are toxic relationship patterns? A toxic relationship is one that consistently undermines your sense of well-being, happiness and/or safety. You may find yourself in...
7 Reasons to have counselling – before you hit a crisis point.

7 Reasons to have counselling – before you hit a crisis point.

Reasons to have counselling – there can be so many. But a conversation recently struck me, after talking with some friends. That many people don’t think of it...
What is Self-Care really?

What is Self-Care really?

What is self-care – REALLY? The term self-care gets thrown around a lot. “You should do some self-care!” – when you feel stressed, or burnt out...
Self-soothing techniques to help with anxiety, stress and feeling overwhelmed

Self-soothing techniques to help with anxiety, stress and feeling overwhelmed

Learning self-soothing techniques to help with anxiety can help prevent feeling overwhelmed, simultaneously grounding you when you need a moment of calm. Anyone can use...
How long will you have to have counselling for?

How long will you have to have counselling for?

  Knowing how long will you have to have counselling for is tricky! It’s something that isn’t spoken about a lot in counselling. I think this is...
Seasonal Affective Disorder AKA Winter Blues: 5 Ways to Manage Your Mood

Seasonal Affective Disorder AKA Winter Blues: 5 Ways to Manage Your Mood

Are you worried you might have Seasonal Affective Disorder? Hello, lovely readers of Southend-on-Sea, Essex! As a counsellor and mental health professional – and...
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The Courage to Say ‘No’: Navigating Boundaries in Your 30s

Hello there, Do you want to find the courage to Say ‘No’? Have you found yourself saying “yes” when you really wanted to say “no”? Do...
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5 Things You Can Do Before Counselling Sessions

As a person-centred counsellor, I wanted to share 5 things you can do before counselling sessions. It might be the first time you’ve seen a counsellor, or perhaps you’ve...
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How To Go From People-Pleasing at Work to Boundaried and Brilliant

Are you people-pleasing at work and ending up frustrated that you still have mountains of tasks, whilst others are swanning off for an early lunch? Do you end up taking...